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Firefox rolls out ECH enabled by default in 118 (blog.mozilla.org)

ECH (encrypted client hello) is going or get enabled by default (already existed in a hidden setting) with version 118....

Tech disrupts the school bus — A Silicon Valley start-up promised to modernize school transportation. Instead, it stranded thousands of students (slate.com)

Tech disrupts the school bus — A Silicon Valley start-up promised to modernize school transportation. Instead, it stranded thousands of students::When disruption is just disruptive.

Have any of you used Tailscale's AirDrop alternative Taildrop? (tailscale.com)

I just discovered it today and I’m considering setting it up to use instead of LocalSend. Have any of you used TailDrop before? I don’t use TailScale so I’m not really sure I want to set it up just for sending files from my phone to my PC but the share menu options does seem convenient and it would be cool to be able to...

US agency sues Tesla as Black workers report “swastikas, threats, and nooses” (arstechnica.com)

US agency sues Tesla as Black workers report “swastikas, threats, and nooses”::“I saw KKK epithets, a swastika, and the N-word," Black worker says.

Spotify is launching an eerie new AI-led feature that mimics podcasters' voices and translates them into different languages (www.businessinsider.com)

They Gossiped At Brunch. Now There’s a Mob After Them | People are sharing other people's gossip on TikTok, and experts say that it could have IRL effects (www.rollingstone.com)

They Gossiped At Brunch. Now There’s a Mob After Them | People are sharing other people’s gossip on TikTok, and experts say that it could have IRL effects::The growing trend of gossip TikTok is putting people’s personal lives on blast — and it risks setting up a self-imposed surveillance state.

Drug dealer flew drone carrying $75K in opioids, porn-filled USB drive into prison yard (nypost.com)

Drug dealer flew drone carrying $75K in opioids, porn-filled USB drive into prison yard::Cheyenne Petryszyn was sentenced after admitting to her role in a smuggling plot that involved launching a drone to deliver drugs and porn to a Queensland, Australia, prison.

Don’t throw out those used coffee grounds—use them for 3D printing instead (arstechnica.com)

Amazon made a new version of its cashierless tech that doesn’t need cameras (www.theverge.com)

Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor (arstechnica.com)

Chinese hackers have unleashed a never-before-seen Linux backdoor::SprySOCKS borrows from open source Windows malware and adds new tricks.

'It's robbery': Salvadorans slow to adopt Bitcoin (news.yahoo.com)

AMD announces unified UDNA GPU architecture — bringing RDNA and CDNA together to take on Nvidia's CUDA ecosystem (www.tomshardware.com)

Kagi is announcing a AI Assistant. (blog.kagi.com)

Participants rated the same text presented in Wikipedia lower than in ChatGPT or Alexa for credibility (en.wikipedia.org)

Identical text perceived as less credible when presented as a Wikipedia article than as simulated ChatGPT or Alexa output. The researchers note that these results might be influenced by the fact that it is easier to discern factual errors on a static text page like a Wikipedia than when listening to the spoken audio of Alexa or...

The X TV app is now available on the Google Play Store, but not on Apple's App Store (www.neowin.net)

Telegram has become a key tool for the Russian military. Why does Moscow continue to rely on a Dubai-based civilian messaging app? (meduza.io)

‘If you want to have a good party, ask your friends not to take photos’: Carissa Véliz, expert in ethics applied to technology, advocates for a system of digital anonymity (english.elpais.com)

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